Mr. Lobo's Cinema Insomnia's (Christmas/Holiday) submission of director Roger Corman's The Little Shop of Horrors is now available on DVD from Alpha Video/oldies.com, in a festive, green-tint transfer.
This 1960, quirky quickie is one of the greatest, horror comedies ever made, and its eccentricities sprout to even lusher heights, thanks to Mr. Lobo's seedy commentary.
Little Shop of Horrors, which was scripted by Bucket of Blood's Charles B. Griffith, stars Jonathan (Monster from the Ocean Floor) Haze as Seymour Krelborn, a nebbish, florist employee who nurtures a blood-addicted plant, Audrey Jr. (a pre-Miss Mittens of sorts, only nowhere near as sweet and considerably more boisterous).
In addition to Haze, the cast includes Jackie Joseph as Seymour's goofy girlfriend, Audrey Fulquard; Mel Welles as nervous, petal proprietor, Gravis Mushnick; Meri Welles as sexy streetwalker, Leonora Clyde; Myrtle Vail as "sickly" Mrs. Krelborn; Dick (Bucket of Blood) Miller as flower-nibbling Burson Fouch; and Jack Nicholson as pain-loving, dental patient, Wilbur Force.
Mr. Lobo taps a fountain of Yuletide jubilation from the flick (despite his declarations of impoverishment), creating an ingenious, "man eating plant," YouTube video, followed by a meticulous, macaroni-and-cheese, necklace tutorial; and as a special treat, extempore escort/Reel 7 Girl, Summer Hairabedian, grants a tempestuous, if not truncated visit. There's also Miss Mittens' adorable, Nativity allusion and Xmas commercials and trailers galore to get one in the holiday spirit, no matter the time of year.
This naughty-but-nice, Cinema Insomnia installment is a wonderful, "misunderstood" novelty that all vegetated-minded fans should stick in their stockings.
Order at
https://www.oldies.com/product-view/08500Y.html
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